Chapter Four – Key of Light
Dawn sat with her back to the wall. Her mind was racing with different thoughts that seemed to be more relevant. She was really starting to get suspicious of her older sister's new habit of sneaking around behind her back and she knew that there was only one – well make that two people that could help her find the answer: Spike and James.
It had almost been a month since all this started. James moving to town, her mom's blackouts and amnesia spells, Buffy begging nice to Spike, the talk about Keys, the hint of a secret floating on the air and the creepy little man that seemed to always be looking for something around town. But aside from that she was getting extremely frustrated. So with a groan, she forced herself to stand up and fetch her diary.
Furious and with the thoughts unwilling to die, she began to write.
Dear Diary,
One of these days I think the dame might brake. Too many secrets just have to be kept from lil ol' Dawn. I'm fourteen for heaven's sake not a helpless little kid! God it makes me hate James even more then I already do – not only does he have Spike for a brother, but also he can do whatever he wants! My life just isn't fair.
But I can't take this any more. Buffy canning Riley? I never thought I would see the day. Oh and James staking that airhead Harmony when she came back looking for Spike – the first good thing that boy has done since he got here. I'm literately being driven crazy... that is why I plan to go ask Spike to help me brake into the Magic Box, but then that means that my wart will come along too. Oh well I need to know now before anything bad happens. I'll write back soon.
- Dawn
Dawn sat up and stretched her limbs. There was a kink in her spine, but otherwise all was well. She grabbed he coat off the foot of her bed and headed for the door. Silently she slipped down the stairs and made for the kitchen door without getting caught. Mon was still in the hospital and – she looked down at her watch and it read 11:26 P.M. – Buffy wouldn't start patrol for another hour. There was just enough time.
The air was slightly chilly and she pulled her coat tighter as she made her way for Spike's crypt. The streets were deserted; another good sign and it made her feel a little proud of herself. The autumn leaves rustled eerily and so she began to walk faster. Upon entering the cemetery, things were different. Colder, darker, quieter and –
"So pet, you love me too much to stay away?"
"Shut up James" she muttered absently as she continued for the crypt. "Is Spike home?"
"Sure William's home pigeon"
Just to spit her he stopped in front of the door to block her way in and flashed her his cocky smile.
"But why do you want him?"
"I need his help with something" she replied civilly, but oh so wanting to punch him one.
"Ooh the schoolgirl has an evil master plan. I can feel it. So what's cooking pet? Anything I can help you with?"
She pushed him out of the way and opened the door. She could hear music playing down below and so with James following behind her, she entered the crypt.
"Spike!" she called down the stairs to get his attention.
"Yah nibblet?"
He came up to poke out his head and look at her.
"I need your help"
"And what would that be?"
"Well... its something illegal"
"I'll help you with that!" both brothers said at once and then glared at each other.
"I figured you both could help me" she sighed. "Seen as James would tag along anyway. I need to brake into the Magic Box. Buffy and Giles have been acting strangely sneaky almost all month and I want to find out why. Also the spooky coincidences that have been popping up all week, I want to know that too"
"So you think they know?" Spike asked and came all the way to sit on top of his sarcophagus.
"Sure they do" James spoke up. "My first time in the Magic Box, I stayed later then I should have. Then the slayer and the watcher started to go on all weird like. They talked about something called the 'Key of Darkness and some chit named Glory. I didn't get to hear it all though"
"That makes sense. At home Buffy was talking about something called the 'Key of Light'. It didn't seem to make any sense"
"Then that means we have a puzzle to solve Bit. Lets get moving, the both of you"
It was rare for there not to be your average Scooby meeting tonight and all three of the 'brake n' enterers'. With a few tricks of the trade, Spike had them in an instant. The all merchandise in the darkened shop could have made even the most thievish person giddy, but not them, they were on a mission. While Spike when behind the front desk and Dawn went to the bookshelves, James went up into the stacks above the shop to see if he could find anything from the books up there. Their search lasted almost a half an hour before James came upon their desired book.
Flipping through the pages first he came upon a passage that seemed to make everything fit. Well the title had to prove it all, so he began to read out load to his two companions down below in the store.
The Key of All Doors
In legend there was a mystical force of energy known as the Key. It had the power to open any portal to any of the millions of dimensions that are interconnected with our own. Sought out by many overlords that wished to rule over all worlds, the Key was taken and protected by the Order of Dragon.
"What does that mean?" he asked look up at Spike whom was now at his side with Dawn.
"The Order of Dragon?" Spike mused and took the book from his brother. "Haven't heard that name in many, many years. Heard an old story from Angelus. The Order of Dragon was a clan of Czechoslovakian monks from the twelfth century. It was also said that there was a group known as the Knights of Byzantium that would destroy their most precious protections if they were to be stolen. Can't really say much more"
Then where James had left off, Spike continued to read.
Also in times of direr need, the Key would be split into it two opposing halves to insure an even greater protection. Each half was know for what it represented – The Key of Darkness and the Key of Light. Unable to function in a pure environment, the Key of Darkness had to be tied down to a tainted source, while the Key of Light was unable to function in a tainted environment and thus had to be tied down to one that was pure.
The Key of Darkness was basically born from all the evil in the world the world, but is not anywhere near evil in any means. The shades to gray in the world have mixed together and formed it solely to that it was part of a medium of balance.
The Key of Light follows much the same path as the other. It was born from all the goodness in the world, but also mixed with the shades of gray to hold form in that even the purest of creatures may do bad, if it is in the sole propose of good.
The balance of the twin Keys is essential. If the force of its given power were to be broken, all form would subvert to the opposite, causing total chaos. For many years now, there has been many that still know the legend and search out the Key, but one that has followed longer then any other. A Hell Goddess commonly known as Glory has been after the Key in attempt to return home to her own world, but would bring destruction by doing so.
Then finally she caught up, forcing the Order of Dragon to split the Key and send its two halves to two champions. After reality was altered in order to hide the Keys, it so happened that the Key of Darkness was sent to a vampire and the Key of Light to a slayer...
Spike stopped his reading and looked at the two teens with a confused expression.
"Well that kinda narrows things down now doesn't it," he said. "One has to be with purity and the other tainted darkness. Well that defiantly crosses out Angel and Faith – for one thing Angel has too much purity with his soul and Faith is tainted by her darkness as the dark slayer. For the slayer I can only think of Buffy, as for the vamp, I have no clue"
"Has to be you mate" James confirmed and Dawn nodded. "See you're the only other vampire in the world that isn't entirely evil but doesn't have a soul. You'd be a perfect pick in which to leave the other half with"
Dawn took the book then from Spike and continued to read some more. But it was what she found that shocked them all.
... both in the form of two normal human siblings...
"Oh god that means its us pet. We're the twin Keys!" James gasped, his face going white.
"Then... then that mean... it means that we are not real" Dawn stuttered looking back at the book.
In unity, unlike magnetic force the two halve of the Key reject from the other instead of attracting back into natural form. Although with the destiny of the Key, neither can go move on in the mortal realm without the other...
"What does that mean?" Dawn asked and looked to Spike for an answer.
When both Dawn and James turned to Spike however, the found that the platinum blond vampire was trying his damned hardest not to laugh. Upon seeing their identical looks, the dam was broken and he was floored with an outburst that rocked the store.
"What!" the both exclaimed angrily and crossed their arms, only causing Spike to laugh even harder.
"It means something real simple kids" he snickered. "The opposites that don't attract, but can't be without the other... I guess that means your soulmates"
Well I know that I am soo evil... but you can blame that all on Gidgetgirl for the wonderful requirements of this challenge. If I don't get the chance to update during the summer, this story will be back in circulation in September. Thanks for reading. I so hope to come back soon. Later!
Dawn sat with her back to the wall. Her mind was racing with different thoughts that seemed to be more relevant. She was really starting to get suspicious of her older sister's new habit of sneaking around behind her back and she knew that there was only one – well make that two people that could help her find the answer: Spike and James.
It had almost been a month since all this started. James moving to town, her mom's blackouts and amnesia spells, Buffy begging nice to Spike, the talk about Keys, the hint of a secret floating on the air and the creepy little man that seemed to always be looking for something around town. But aside from that she was getting extremely frustrated. So with a groan, she forced herself to stand up and fetch her diary.
Furious and with the thoughts unwilling to die, she began to write.
Dear Diary,
One of these days I think the dame might brake. Too many secrets just have to be kept from lil ol' Dawn. I'm fourteen for heaven's sake not a helpless little kid! God it makes me hate James even more then I already do – not only does he have Spike for a brother, but also he can do whatever he wants! My life just isn't fair.
But I can't take this any more. Buffy canning Riley? I never thought I would see the day. Oh and James staking that airhead Harmony when she came back looking for Spike – the first good thing that boy has done since he got here. I'm literately being driven crazy... that is why I plan to go ask Spike to help me brake into the Magic Box, but then that means that my wart will come along too. Oh well I need to know now before anything bad happens. I'll write back soon.
- Dawn
Dawn sat up and stretched her limbs. There was a kink in her spine, but otherwise all was well. She grabbed he coat off the foot of her bed and headed for the door. Silently she slipped down the stairs and made for the kitchen door without getting caught. Mon was still in the hospital and – she looked down at her watch and it read 11:26 P.M. – Buffy wouldn't start patrol for another hour. There was just enough time.
The air was slightly chilly and she pulled her coat tighter as she made her way for Spike's crypt. The streets were deserted; another good sign and it made her feel a little proud of herself. The autumn leaves rustled eerily and so she began to walk faster. Upon entering the cemetery, things were different. Colder, darker, quieter and –
"So pet, you love me too much to stay away?"
"Shut up James" she muttered absently as she continued for the crypt. "Is Spike home?"
"Sure William's home pigeon"
Just to spit her he stopped in front of the door to block her way in and flashed her his cocky smile.
"But why do you want him?"
"I need his help with something" she replied civilly, but oh so wanting to punch him one.
"Ooh the schoolgirl has an evil master plan. I can feel it. So what's cooking pet? Anything I can help you with?"
She pushed him out of the way and opened the door. She could hear music playing down below and so with James following behind her, she entered the crypt.
"Spike!" she called down the stairs to get his attention.
"Yah nibblet?"
He came up to poke out his head and look at her.
"I need your help"
"And what would that be?"
"Well... its something illegal"
"I'll help you with that!" both brothers said at once and then glared at each other.
"I figured you both could help me" she sighed. "Seen as James would tag along anyway. I need to brake into the Magic Box. Buffy and Giles have been acting strangely sneaky almost all month and I want to find out why. Also the spooky coincidences that have been popping up all week, I want to know that too"
"So you think they know?" Spike asked and came all the way to sit on top of his sarcophagus.
"Sure they do" James spoke up. "My first time in the Magic Box, I stayed later then I should have. Then the slayer and the watcher started to go on all weird like. They talked about something called the 'Key of Darkness and some chit named Glory. I didn't get to hear it all though"
"That makes sense. At home Buffy was talking about something called the 'Key of Light'. It didn't seem to make any sense"
"Then that means we have a puzzle to solve Bit. Lets get moving, the both of you"
It was rare for there not to be your average Scooby meeting tonight and all three of the 'brake n' enterers'. With a few tricks of the trade, Spike had them in an instant. The all merchandise in the darkened shop could have made even the most thievish person giddy, but not them, they were on a mission. While Spike when behind the front desk and Dawn went to the bookshelves, James went up into the stacks above the shop to see if he could find anything from the books up there. Their search lasted almost a half an hour before James came upon their desired book.
Flipping through the pages first he came upon a passage that seemed to make everything fit. Well the title had to prove it all, so he began to read out load to his two companions down below in the store.
The Key of All Doors
In legend there was a mystical force of energy known as the Key. It had the power to open any portal to any of the millions of dimensions that are interconnected with our own. Sought out by many overlords that wished to rule over all worlds, the Key was taken and protected by the Order of Dragon.
"What does that mean?" he asked look up at Spike whom was now at his side with Dawn.
"The Order of Dragon?" Spike mused and took the book from his brother. "Haven't heard that name in many, many years. Heard an old story from Angelus. The Order of Dragon was a clan of Czechoslovakian monks from the twelfth century. It was also said that there was a group known as the Knights of Byzantium that would destroy their most precious protections if they were to be stolen. Can't really say much more"
Then where James had left off, Spike continued to read.
Also in times of direr need, the Key would be split into it two opposing halves to insure an even greater protection. Each half was know for what it represented – The Key of Darkness and the Key of Light. Unable to function in a pure environment, the Key of Darkness had to be tied down to a tainted source, while the Key of Light was unable to function in a tainted environment and thus had to be tied down to one that was pure.
The Key of Darkness was basically born from all the evil in the world the world, but is not anywhere near evil in any means. The shades to gray in the world have mixed together and formed it solely to that it was part of a medium of balance.
The Key of Light follows much the same path as the other. It was born from all the goodness in the world, but also mixed with the shades of gray to hold form in that even the purest of creatures may do bad, if it is in the sole propose of good.
The balance of the twin Keys is essential. If the force of its given power were to be broken, all form would subvert to the opposite, causing total chaos. For many years now, there has been many that still know the legend and search out the Key, but one that has followed longer then any other. A Hell Goddess commonly known as Glory has been after the Key in attempt to return home to her own world, but would bring destruction by doing so.
Then finally she caught up, forcing the Order of Dragon to split the Key and send its two halves to two champions. After reality was altered in order to hide the Keys, it so happened that the Key of Darkness was sent to a vampire and the Key of Light to a slayer...
Spike stopped his reading and looked at the two teens with a confused expression.
"Well that kinda narrows things down now doesn't it," he said. "One has to be with purity and the other tainted darkness. Well that defiantly crosses out Angel and Faith – for one thing Angel has too much purity with his soul and Faith is tainted by her darkness as the dark slayer. For the slayer I can only think of Buffy, as for the vamp, I have no clue"
"Has to be you mate" James confirmed and Dawn nodded. "See you're the only other vampire in the world that isn't entirely evil but doesn't have a soul. You'd be a perfect pick in which to leave the other half with"
Dawn took the book then from Spike and continued to read some more. But it was what she found that shocked them all.
... both in the form of two normal human siblings...
"Oh god that means its us pet. We're the twin Keys!" James gasped, his face going white.
"Then... then that mean... it means that we are not real" Dawn stuttered looking back at the book.
In unity, unlike magnetic force the two halve of the Key reject from the other instead of attracting back into natural form. Although with the destiny of the Key, neither can go move on in the mortal realm without the other...
"What does that mean?" Dawn asked and looked to Spike for an answer.
When both Dawn and James turned to Spike however, the found that the platinum blond vampire was trying his damned hardest not to laugh. Upon seeing their identical looks, the dam was broken and he was floored with an outburst that rocked the store.
"What!" the both exclaimed angrily and crossed their arms, only causing Spike to laugh even harder.
"It means something real simple kids" he snickered. "The opposites that don't attract, but can't be without the other... I guess that means your soulmates"
Well I know that I am soo evil... but you can blame that all on Gidgetgirl for the wonderful requirements of this challenge. If I don't get the chance to update during the summer, this story will be back in circulation in September. Thanks for reading. I so hope to come back soon. Later!